Efficient & Competitive Approach:
John L. Hunt, CPL & Associates are Energy e-Business Development Consultants specializing in the application of information technology to acquisitions and divestments and exploration and production of oil & gas assets in due diligence, examination processes and team management. Areas of expertise include online MMS/offshore and other regulatory relations, preferential rights resolutions, JOAs, contracts, leases and other obligations. All areas are electronically managed, including database input and conversions, and post-closing data transfers. We are experienced in all producing onshore and offshore domestic provinces, for buyer’s and seller’s representation.
Services:
Acquisitions and Divestments (A&D):
-Title Defects and Title Defects Valuation – In 2010, our Team acquired $650 million in assets for our Clients; we had a 10 to 15% rate of successful assertion of Title Defects, saving our Clients tens of millions in acquisition costs.
-Preparing and maintaining an Inventory of (Land and Technical) Dataroom Files and Dataroom Setup and Dataroom Management
-Researching and performing Due Diligence on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lease Acquisitions online with the LR 2000 Program.
-Reviewing and preparing:
- Due Diligence Property Review Folders
- Due Diligence Files for Obligations to include: Preferential Rights to Purchase, Consents, Notices and Calls on Production
- Exhibit “A” List of Leases
- Exhibit “B” List of Wells
- Exhibit “C” Contracts
- Schedule of Leases
- Working Interest Chain of Title of Base Leases and Assignments
-Preparing, Updating, and Reviewing Closing Documents (to include items listed above) at Closing
-Preparing and administering Letters in Lieu and Transfer Orders
Exploration and Production (E&P):
-Prospect Management and Development, Mineral Take-offs, Lease Take-offs
-Electronic data management
-Preparing and Maintaining a Lease Acquisition Schedule
-Preparing Title Abstracts for Federal, State, Local and Fee Leases for Drilling Title Opinions
-Well Permitting and Regulatory Relations with Federal, State, and County Regulatory Bodies
-Purchasing and Recording Leases
-Researching:
- Fee Title, Patent to Present and Report Information to the Client
- Maps, Plats, Patents, and (Federal) Title using LR2000, the BLM search tool
-Researching and Leasing Governmental (Federal, State, County, and Municipal) Entities
-Reviewing, Abstracting, and Title Curative of Base Leasehhold
-Preparing Lease Purchase Report Packages including:
- Lease
- Draft & Check Copy
- Instruments of Acquisition
- Lease Plats
- Complete Chain of Title
- Instruments in Complete Chain of Title
-Reviewing and Preparing:
- Title Abstracts for Title Opinion, Title Curative of Opinion Title Requirements
- Curative Instruments to include: Affidavits of Heirship, of Identifcation, of Non-Production, Probates of Intestate and Testate Estates, Descent and Distribution
- Base Lease Chain of Title from Patent to Present, Runsheets
- Lease Check Maps, Mineral Check Maps, Prospect Maps
- Lease Check and Mineral Check Reports
- Leases, Drafts, Cover Letters, and Mail-out Packages
- Reports on Held-by-Production (HBP) Acreage and Producing Properties
Clients:
Currently, we work with clients in the Rocky Mountains, Midcontinent, and the Gulf Coast who need A&D and E&P land work performed.
Clients Include:
-Majors
-Super-Independents
-Independents to include: start-ups, energy transmission, electric generation, gas pipeline companies, lenders, investment firms, asset marketing firms, law firms, and trust companies
-Independent Geoscientists
-Prospect Generators
For additional information or questions, please contact John L. Hunt, CPL with the information provided in the right-hand column.